Admissions

Harrisburg University’s Online Bachelor’s Degree Program is committed to offering advanced, career focused educational opportunities to professional working adults from all backgrounds. We know your time is at a premium, so we make applying for admission as easy as possible. In fact, you can apply online right from the link on this page.

Do You Qualify for Advanced Standing?

You can earn advanced standing at the University in several ways:

Transfer of credit from another institution

Credit for armed services training

Successful prior learning assessment

Examination

If you’ve received advanced standing and haven’t already earned a degree, your classification will be based on the total credits the University accepts. If you have already earned a bachelor’s degree and are working toward another, you will automatically be classified as a fourth-year student.

Articulation Agreements

An articulation agreement with another institution of higher education permits students enrolled in certain associate degree programs to transfer credits into specific degree programs at the University. The University has articulation agreement with the following institutions:

Community College of Philadelphia

Harrisburg Area Community College

Mon Valley Career & Technical Center

Community College of Baltimore County

Lebanon County Career & Technical Center

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Reading Muhlenberg Career & Technical Center

Hussian College, School of Art

Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School

Additional articulation agreements are being pursued with various institutions of higher education.Liberal Credit Transfers

You can transfer up to 87 credits toward your Online Bachelor’s Degree but no more than 70 of these hours can be earned at a two-year institution. We want to give you the maximum credit possible for your past work.

Academic credit is accepted from other U.S. higher educational institution for college-level work is awarded when:

a final grade of “C” (not “C-”) or higher is earned;

a course is a reasonable substitute of a University course;

the course is a reasonable substitute for competencies associated with one of the general education requirements; and,

the course is considered college-level work, worthy of elective credit in the student’s intended program of study and the student has sufficient unsatisfied elective credit requirements to which this course may be applied.

Students may transfer in a maximum of 87 credits or 70 credits from a two-year institution. Students must complete 33 credits in residence at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. Students must earn a cumulative 2.00 GPA or higher in all coursework and must successfully complete all of the requirements of the declared program of study for which the degree is to be awarded.

Graduation Requirements

Students need to earn 120* total credits comprised of the following domains:

General Education

30 credits

Foundation

18 credits

Program Requirements

48-50 credits

Electives

10-12 credits

Experiential Learning

12 credits

*Students may transfer in a maximum of 87 credits or 70 credits from a two-year institution. Students must complete 33 credits in residence at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. Students must earn a cumulative 2.00 GPA or higher in all coursework and must successfully complete all of the requirements of the declared program of study for which the degree is to be awarded.

Online Bachelor’s Degree Program Admission Timeline

We recommend you submit your application at least 30 days prior to any seven-week-session start date. By applying 30 days out, you’ll have plenty of time to have your application accepted, develop an academic schedule for your degree program, and have financial aid applications processed (if applicable). You can choose 100% online format courses. You can enter the program at the beginning of any of the six session start dates:

Apply online through the link below or, if you prefer, you can complete a paper application that’s available from the Admissions Office. Complete all sections of the online application.

Meet one-on-one with the Admissions counselor who will answer your questions and help you get off to a fast start. This meeting can be by phone, in person, remotely – your choice. You can set up this informal chat by calling 717-901-5109.

Note: If English is not your first language, please also submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS)